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1 Cent 1941, Malaya and British Borneo

in Krause book Number: 6
Years of issue: 01.07.1941
Edition:
Signatures: Chairman of the Commissioners: Mr. H. Weisberg
Serie: 1941 - 1942 (1945) Issue
Specimen of: 01.07.1941
Material: Cotton fiber
Size (mm): 84 х 51
Printer: TDLR (Thomas de la Rue & Company), London

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1 Cent 1941

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1 Cent 1941

HM The King George VI.

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George, 14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.

Photo by Dorothy Wilding, HM The King George VI after the Coronation Day, 1937

This engraving is done from the portrait by photographer Dorothy Wilding, made ​​in 1937, after the Coronation Day of His Majesty. The original portrait is now in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

On the background, in the lower part of banknote, by smaller font, the names of the states in the Federation.

Denomination in words in center. By big numeral is on the right side, also in three corners.

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1 Cent 1941

White. Uniface.

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